WhatsApp will even move forward with new privacy policy despite criticism

Despite the criticisms, WhatsApp will even go ahead with the application of the new privacy policy, but guarantees that it will allow users to read the new rules "at their own pace".

WhatsApp will even move forward with the implementation of the new terms and conditions, despite the negative reactions of thousands of users, who criticized the fact that the application starts to share personal data with Facebook, advances Reuters.

But the decision sparked a wave of criticism after it was announced that the new terms allow WhatsApp to share users' personal data with Facebook. Thousands ended up opting for competing and privacy-focused applications, such as Signal and Telegram, leading WhatsApp to suspend the initiative.

In view of the controversy, WhatsApp postponed the policy review to May and came to defend that the decision was poorly understood and interpreted. For the application, the update only allows users to send messages to companies and will not affect personal conversations, he says.

There has been little news since then until now: the app has come to inform that it will even proceed with the revision of the privacy policy, but ensures that it will give users time to read it "at their own pace".

The application also intends to implement a banner with additional information. Accordingly, in the coming weeks, the messaging application will start to remind users to read and accept the updates, in order to continue using the app.